Vehicle-wheel.



m 8. WILLIAHION. l' BUI'PLO. NEW YORK.

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lpeettleation or Leitrim .P ttcnt.

\ EHICLE-WBEEL.

Patented Feb. 8, 1010.

Application Sled tlctober 5. i807. Serial Ito. 398,081.

'1b Il whom it muy concern.'

Be itknown that l, llm S. llmnrnmos.

" a citizen of the United Stat'w. residing atl llntl'alo, in the countyot' llrw and ritatoof New York, have invented u eertain new and useful'Ita a'ovementm elnele-\\' l|eel. of which the' ollowmg is al-pe|timit.|on.

" i" This vinvention relates to an improved ven e and Allicle Wheel andthe ohjet't of the invention vinto producen wheel having a non-pumtar-'able yielding vtire of very ttm-alito qnalitiw mg the advantages of the|menporiplwrv rf the wheel rim und u moltiproximatrly equal distantearound the pomatic tire without the disadvantage The invention'almrelatos to oertain do- A talla of cdhstrnction, allv of which willhtrclaimed,reference hein pan ing drawings in w dem y, tre l .i'tt sideview of the improved Velli e wheel, part of which is shown in `centrallongitudinal section, and another view-hv the removal of one section ofthe circnlar faire. plate. Fig. 2 is an enlarged 'trainnvel'walectionthrough the improved gh., great on'linea 1g-Fig. l. Fig. 3 is anenlat-ged ltransverse motion through the im- Eroved vehicle wheel online l j, Fig. l. ig. 4 `iatnrenlarged detached inner ltnee `view of'oneof the tread blocks or sect-ions.

detacl central transverse section through one of the ,tread blocksshowing the outer` face or tn ad covered with a shoe of rubber orsimilar material.

Like nnmgmlsdesignate like parts in the several figures.

This improved tiro if designed tu take iaca of. the pneumatic tire,being y Int lor thereto, not only in economy and urabtlity. but anlanon-skiddiag, non punctnrable, and reliable, almost tronbleproof tire.

'In F a view of a vehicle wheel eqtllpp'oxlwttllthis improved tire isshown m which 1, rapraaents the lmh, .2 theI huh 225,78 the hub flange,4- the samkes, f the f and the rim surrounding the folly. While this isthe preferable form of wheel it la obvious that any form of circularwh'eel ml't'lie equipped with the improved tire.

Q iLimproved tire in brief consists of n .armes of spiral springsarranged around the grt'. olwluchv has its construction exptmed Fig. 6is an enlargedv part tread arranged aronnd and yieldingly ninna-ted hythe'springs. A

l`lnspiral spring* i. are loruted at apriizhery of the rim and in radialnlinement with the hah l. see Fig. l. and have their inner ends nttuehedto the rim htm-ks i't.

mounted on the rim at intervals. and their outer und hearing againsttread hloeks il, whieh Iform the matti-part tread of the tire.

Vlie rim bloeit-s are provided on their ontel nurture with rudneedpmjeetiona ttl, which lit within the inner emhtot' the springs nml thetread hlmfks il, are. reee-.-rd or mmved t outl as; shown at ll. inFigs. l, and 4, to refully and Blcttrly hercimi ller described and hadto the arromt-t-ive the outer end-i ofthe `fprings and have V rednrmlroth-t.

l'hetread hloeks are retained in )dare he projwtiona t2 tilting in midairing .vt\\etn. fare plateI which are fastened to op- |m-ite with. ol'the wheel rim. These fare plates are onrli prt-fertility formed itl nSerien of .stgmenth II'. whioh are ata-tired h v holtit ll, toseparating hloeits li. fante ed r2 intervals to the rim peripheryhetwtzt'n the rim hloeks.

While the iepnrating hint-kn .nnlv he" movement nml thtln nlriolntelvolivnttt any" enne ing of the tire on he rim.

'l` te tread blot-ks are n.. nly sn ported against lateral movement het`'en tie face platea hat an' alao limited in lini'r radial nmvementthereby. lhteli tread lilori in provided on each of ita opposite aideswith a. cir t-nlnr :wet-'u 1T, whieh naen-.w threaded und in Iwh'irh asrrew pin IS, is sert-wed with it outer end pro'eelingtr as shown inFig. 2. 'l`he-e o moeite v extracting pins i8, pro'et'l and slit o inradial gt-tmvea in, formel in the inner anrfaee ot' the fare plateabeing limited 'in liteit' range of movement hy the" shoulders 20. at thegroove ende, Fig. 2.

'lho tension of tht` spiral .springa is regie lated to t'ol'i'es ond totho loud h v' means ol'` and 9. The Lolts 2l are loeat between the ne F'vided. with beads ner surface or the rim blocks see Fig. l in n ny .1andareproand nuts 24 are 'srra on the inner i 'port` ions o! thnoltsbetween the anrfscsofthshllyandaret teneda inst thsinnsrsiiracecfthelytoloc the boltainadjust'sd tion.. A Whilotbstread bloclisma beformedena rubber faced tread block is shown. iis

Y blockconais'ts of an inner metal member 26,

. side ciiryed and` rounded dove tail ysa tothe vrsailientq having acentral dove tail groove 26, and tivo rooves 27, and, anonter'ri'ibber'member 28, aving a central dove tail portion 29, lookinin the central groove 20, of the inetaly mein r and twoside portions 80,locking in the curved side sooves 27. The object o! this construction tosecurely fsstenths rubber member instal member by a plurality of dovetail interloclts. It is preferable in this construction to mold therubber member in place in the metal member. f

While the tread blocks as' shown are formed of metal or instal andrubber, the may be constructed of any other suitabe material if desired.The t advan 'of this invention aside from its-reliability and durabilityreside in its absolute puncture proof eiiiality' and the fact that thetrend is form -of e plnrslit of com ratively small blocks, 'each of hicis i spendent in its movement and is mounted upon anindependent spring,sup l ing in a large measure the it ofthe inenmatic tire without theattendant diem vantage of itsliabllit to puncture."

l improved tire is applicable to motor trucks, automobi horse drawnvehicles,

ii stirs.

claim a's my invention, l. In s sprl wheel, in combination, a

and nl other r'ayeling conveyance requirrim, im fmi. ai i which i.foi-im' so imma vthe radial movement of the treiid'bloclta.

2. In n spring nvheel, in combination, a i'nn, two face platesescli ofwhich is formed of a series of se nto, riin blocks limited at intervalson tie rini, separatin blocks between the rim blocks, means for nstcningthe fiiceplate segments to 'the separating blocks, 'spiral springs havintlieiriniier ends engaging the rim bloc s, tensioning bolts for said srings, tread blocks forming the treiidot t e wheel su ported on thespiral springs and means limiting the radial movement of the treadblocks.

3. In n spring` wheel, in combination, ii rim, two face lates ench ofwhich is formed of ii series o se ents, rim blocks located at intervalson t e rim, separati blocks between the rim blocks, means for ening thei`..ce plate segments to the separating hlnclui, spiral springs havitheir inner erde engaging the rim bloc s, tensioning boits for saidsprings passing th the rim and having cone ends embedded in the rimyblocks, trend blocks forming the tread of the wheel supported on thespiral springs and meiins for i of the tread blocks.

ELI s. WILLIAMSON;-v

Witnesses:

L. M. Ssxtis'i'i: Fmuicx I. Duiiscusasa.

rati-iri initiiig the radial movement

